Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Suing To Remain On Ballot

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From the Associated Press — Two more Republican candidates for governor are suing to get on the August 2 primary ballot, just days before the Michigan lineup must be settled. James Craig filed a lawsuit Friday night in the Court of Claims while
Michael Markey went to the Court of Appeals on Sunday. They were declared ineligible last week, the result of a tie vote by the Board of State Canvassers. State election officials say they didn’t meet the 15,000-signature threshold because of fraudulent signatures on petitions. Perry Johnson also didn’t make the ballot and filed a lawsuit Friday. The candidates want courts to order the board to put them on the ballot. They say the elections bureau should have inspected petitions line by line.